Erich Bey ( German: Erich Bey ; March 23, 1898 - December 26, 1943 ) - naval leader of the Third Reich, Rear Admiral , Knight of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross .
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| Date of Birth | March 23, 1898 | ||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Hamburg | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | December 26, 1943 (45 years old) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | North Cape , North Sea | ||||||||||||
| Affiliation |  German Empire Germany Germany | ||||||||||||
| Type of army | Kaiserlichmarine Reichsmarine Kriegsmarine | ||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1916 - 1943 | ||||||||||||
| Rank | rear admiral | ||||||||||||
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| Awards and prizes | German Empire
Third Reich
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Biography
Volunteer entered the Navy of the German Empire, and in 1916 he graduated from the naval school in Murvik .
Member of the 1st World War, served on the large cruiser Freya , the battleship Schleswig-Holstein , in 1918 on destroyers .
After the demilitarization of the army due to the Treaty of Versailles left in the Navy. On March 1, 1919, he commanded a company of the 3rd Marine Brigade, and on July 1, 1920, the crew of the Ostsee naval division. Since March 31, 1922, the watchman of the destroyer. In 1924-1925 he led a group of officers of the naval school in Murvik. Since September 28, 1927, the commander of the destroyer T-155. September 1, 1929 transferred to the head of the Maritime Administration, where he was entrusted with the issues of ensuring and improving destroyers. In naval circles, he received the nickname "father of the torpedo bombers ." Since September 27, 1934, an adviser to the OKM combat training department (was in charge of torpedo bombers). Since April 1, 1937, the head of combat training of the 2nd division of destroyers and the director of construction of destroyers at the Blom und Voss shipyard in Hamburg.
Since October 26, 1938, the destroyer commander Frederick In . Since April 4, 1939, the commander of the 4th flotilla of destroyers .
He participated in the campaign against Norway, distinguished himself in the battles of Narvik . May 9, 1940 awarded the highest distinction of the Iron Cross. After the death of F. Bonté on May 14, 1940, he took over as commander of destroyers and at the same time commanded the 6th destroyer fleet (May 14 - November 14, 1940), the N battle group in Northern Norway (November 9 - December 26, 1943).
He died on board the group’s flagship, the battleship Scharnhorst , in a battle near the North Cape . [1] December 26, 1943 was posthumously mentioned in the Wehrmacht bericht .
Ranks
- lieutenant (March 17, 1916);
- lieutenant commander (December 1, 1928);
- corvettencapitan ;
- frigattencapitan ;
- rear admiral .
Additional rewards
- Military destroyer mark ;
- Shield "Narvik" .
Literature
- Zalessky K. A. "Elite" of Hitler in World War II. Who was who in the Third Reich. Publisher: Yauza-Press, 2012. ISBN 978-5-9955-0477-1 .